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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe the Episcopalian woman living in Chapter 3?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Newport, Rhode Island.

2. What materials are required to play the "Cat's Cradle" game that is described in the narrative?
(a) String.
(b) Mallets.
(c) Runes.
(d) Balls.

3. Where does John stay when in Ilium in Chapter 10?
(a) The Ritz Carlton hotel.
(b) The Four Seasons hotel.
(c) The Del Prado Hotel.
(d) The Casa Mona hotel.

4. What is the title of Chapter 19?
(a) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(b) "Secret Agent X-9."
(c) "No More Mud."
(d) "End of the World Delight."

5. On what vessel did Bokonon travel from his home island to London in 1911?
(a) The Scheherazade.
(b) The Lady's Slipper.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The White Lion.

6. What is Chapter 31's title?
(a) "End of the World Delight."
(b) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(c) "The Marines March On."
(d) "Another Breed."

7. What is the term used for a Bokononist poem?
(a) "Calandra."
(b) "Calypso."
(c) "Epoch."
(d) "Psalm."

8. What was the name of the man that Dr. Breed describes as having been executed for committing 26 murders in Chapter 13?
(a) Marvin Sharpe Holderness.
(b) Andrew James Krementz.
(c) Julian William Anderson.
(d) George Minor Moakely.

9. What is the title of Chapter 48?
(a) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(b) "No More Mud."
(c) "The Marines March On."
(d) "Just Like Saint Augustine."

10. How many children did Dr. Felix Hoenikker have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

11. How much is the long-distance phone bill that the poet left behind in John's apartment in Chapter 36?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $200.
(c) $300.
(d) $500.

12. Who is the eccentril elevator operator that John encounters in Chapter 28?
(a) Andrew James Krementz.
(b) George Minor Moakely.
(c) Lyman Enders Knowles.
(d) Marvin Sharpe Holderness.

13. How old was Angela when her father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 25.
(c) 34.
(d) 29.

14. What position does John discover Frank Hoenikker holds in San Lorenzo in Chapter 37?
(a) Minister of Science and Progresss.
(b) Minister of War.
(c) Minister of Foreign Relations.
(d) Ambassador to the United States.

15. Where was Bokonon born?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Tobago.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Jamaica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tombstone establishment where John goes with the cab driver in Chapter 31?

2. What is the book about that the narrator describes writing in Chapter 1?

3. How wide is the island of San Lorenzo described as in Chapter 38?

4. What was the name of Remington Rumfoord's steam yacht that he traveled the world in with Bokonon?

5. When does Dr. Breed describe the man being hung that had killed 26 people in Chapter 13?

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